Improvement in wicket-slides for car-doors



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J. CAPRON.

WICKET-SLIDES FOR CAR-DOORS.

Pitented July 31, 18 77.

My PEIERs. PHOTO-LITHOGKAFHER, WASHINGTON. D C,

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WICKET-SLIDES FOR CAR-D0038.

No. 193,639, Patented J'u1y '31,187'7.

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IMPROVEMENT IN WlCKET-SLIDES FOR CAR-DOORS.

Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 193,639, dated July 31,1877; application filed February 22, 1877.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, JACOB Gannon, of New York, in-t-he county of NewYork and State of New York, have invented a new and useful Improvementin Wicket-Slides for Car- Doors; and I do hereby declare that thefollowing is a full and exact description of the same, reference beinghad to the accompanying drawing, and to the letters of reference markedthereon.

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To enable others skilled in the art to make and use my invention, 1 willnow proceed to describe fully its construction and manner of operation.

A represents a car or other door, which is provided with an opening, a,Fig. 2, of any proper form and size. B represents a metal frame orplate, adapted in size and shape to cover the edge of the opening a,which is provided above with an opening, b, inclosed by the oval beveledflange b and below with the semi-oval opening I), as shown. 12 b Fig. 8,represent flanges projecting from the rear side of the plate, which areprovided with dovetailed recesses adapted to receive and hold thecover-board b, as shown. b b represent guide-studs projecting also fromthe inner face of the plate upon each side, by means of which therelative position of the plate on the other side of the door isaccurately determined. 0 also represents a plate adapted to cover theopening on the other side of the door, which is provided above with.from the rear side of the plate, which are provided with the ways orguiding-grooves e, as shown. D represents a plate, adapted to slide inthe grooves c", and, when in proper position, to close the openingwithin the beveled flanges, as shown. d represents a shank adapted toextend through a proper opening in the slide, which is provided with afixed head, 11 and removable head d, preferably riveted in place whenthe parts are placed together, as shown. By means of this construction asuitable knob or handle for actualing the slide is furnished on eachside, as shown.

E, Fig. 5, represents a spring, of-any proper construction, which isheld in a proper recess in the slide, and caused to bear against thefixed flange, as shown, to prevent vibration and chattering. Frepresents a bell, of any proper construction, securely attached to theinner face of the plate; and f, a spring-lever, of any properconstruction, for striking the bell. G represents a stud upon the slide,by means of which, when the latter is depressed, the lever is actuatedto strike the bell.

The operation will be readily understood. The slide is moved from eitherside to close and unclose the wicket-opening. When the slide isdepressed, the bell is sounded by the contact of the stud with thespring-lever.

Some of the advantages of the described construction are as follows: Theslide is accurately guided in all its movements, and is held againstvibration and chattering. All the parts are readily and accurately adjnsted in place.

Having thus fully described myinvention, what I claim as new, and desireto secure by Letters Patent, is

1. The slide described, consisting of the part B, having dovetailedrecesses b the part 0, having grooves 0 the slide D, spring F, andcover-board I), combined and arranged as described.

2. The combination of the plate B, having the dovetailed recesses, withthe cover-board, as described.

3. In combination with the plates'B and G,

JACOB GAPRON.

Witnesses:

WILsON M. POWELL, SAMUEL BROWN.

